Defender leading others in support Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Defender leading others in support . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BACKREST.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BACKREST Defender leading others in support (8)
3% ETAL And others (4) USA Today Quick Nov 4, 2025
3% METAL Possibly lead Frenchman and the others (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
3% ONLY And no other (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 9, 2025
3% REST Support others (4) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 14, 2025
3% RESTIVE Uneasy setter's supporting others (7) The Times Cryptic Aug 7, 2025
2% ARCH __ supports (4) LA Times Daily Nov 7, 2025
2% BUT "On the other hand . . ." (3) USA Today Nov 7, 2025
2% GETSOPEN Breaks away from defenders (8) Universal Nov 7, 2025
2% OTRO Other, in Argentina (4) Wall Street Journal Nov 5, 2025
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